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>> said: lovely, but I ain't using it at work. Says who, you? Wrong. I use Common Lisp at work. edit: and not just use as in a side toy, design and writing so
by oumua_don17 2mo ago
>> said: lovely, but I ain't using it at work.
Says who, you? Wrong. I use Common Lisp at work.
edit: and not just use as in a side toy, design and writing software in CL is my primary responsibility. FWIW, at a FAANG!
- stackghost 2mo ago>FWIW, at a FAANG! Do you work on ITA? Only FAANG I'm aware of using Lisp is Google.
- oumua_don17 2mo agoNope not on ITA. I work at the intersection of HW and SW. Lisp is valued for its strengths and I haven't come across any tool better to explore complex problem space. Of course, the opportunities are fewer, get filled up organically and are better suited for someone with valuable domain knowledge who can translate it into working space for a wider team using Lisp as the tool to write the spec!
- stackghost 2mo agoSounds like a dream job, tbh
- rootnod3 2mo agoYou hiring? Sounds like a dream. Dead serious.
- oumua_don17 2mo agoSorry, not hiring currently but rest assured I've bookmarked this comment and will reach out when we do. I'm an IC and have three more engineers working alongside, so a very small team. We don't expect anyone we're hiring to know, understand or have even heard of Lisp :-), just the curiosity and willingness (which we evaluated in the interviews) to grok it when provided enough support and runway to get upto speed. As you seem to be keen for such a job, the best bet right now is start using SBCL in your daily work. Trick: don't say you're using Lisp just show (the output), don't tell!